iPhone firmware 1.1.1 released, WiFi Music Store included

What goodies does Apple have in store for us this time around? Quite a few, we'd say! Follow the break for more!

[Thanks, JS]

Update: We deleted installer.app on ours and kicked off the update, things are taking a while but no obvious problems yet. Stay tuned.

Update 2: Success! The phone's restarting now.

Update 3: WiFi Music Store, check. New calculator icon to match the iPod touch, check. Phone had to be reactivated.

Update 4: We're hearing numerous reports of "Incorrect SIM" errors on unlocked iPhones after the update -- user beware!

[Jake @ Sep 27th 2007 2:01PM]

Hooray, hooray!!

[LiQuiD_FuSioN @ Sep 27th 2007 2:31PM]

Oh man, this isn't right!

I thought the title read "iPod (Classic) firmware 1.1.1 released"! :-(

But, I'm still glad to see that Apple is updating it finally. Updates are always nice to have! ;)

[cromas @ Sep 27th 2007 2:38PM]

Does this include the International Keyboards? I've been waiting for Japanese...

[wakanya @ Sep 27th 2007 9:57PM]

No Japanese keyboard. No international keyboard.

Even worse, Japanese font has been changed to very fancy font.
Only 17 years old girls like such foolish font.

[Charliecharlos @ Sep 28th 2007 2:25PM]

Actually, though there are no international keyboards, accents and other letter modifiers have been added in the latest update. I found it by mistake and holding the letter i longer than I should. So if one holds the vowels, S, Z, C, and N a side panel will appear in order for one to select the accent wanted.

[wakanya @ Sep 29th 2007 9:05AM]

Update: I found 1.1.1 can enter Japanese on Safari (but no other applet), IF web form attribute 'lang' is set to 'ja', and once it changes Japanese keyboard, we can continue using it on different forms/pages until Safari is closed.

Not really practical solution though. Most web forms don't specify this attribute (not even Google Japan's home page), and most non 'ja' forms are perfectly fine to enter Japanese. It's still better than nothing but I'd be happier if we're given manual international keyboard option, since it's not perfect world.

Other issue is, it's smart maybe but painfully slow. It's just unbelievable.

[Necrosis @ Sep 27th 2007 2:02PM]

I'm afraid to update my iphone. Please post if it ruins your iphone that has hacks on it.

[Joe @ Sep 27th 2007 2:32PM]

It's not bricked. It's also not unlocked anymore.

[spass @ Sep 27th 2007 2:03PM]

Is bricking your iUnlocked iPhone included?

[Dan @ Sep 27th 2007 2:03PM]

Does it break the Jailbreak access? (first?)

[ferg @ Oct 1st 2007 9:59PM]

Iphone 1.1.1 will brick all iphones, as well as remove all 3rd party apps. Jailbreak will not work either, so forget your hacked ringtones.

Software people need to develop another hack to get around this!!!!

[andrew @ Sep 27th 2007 2:03PM]

does it break the software sim unlock? thats the question i think everyone here has.

[Fatima @ Sep 27th 2007 2:04PM]

SWEET! Now to buy some songs over wifi

[Kevin @ Sep 27th 2007 2:04PM]

Great but does it break the 3rd party programs? Brick "enhanced" systems ;) ? I'm not upgrading until I'm sure it won't

[Joe @ Sep 27th 2007 2:38PM]

Dude it's a firmware update. Of course it's going to remove 3rd party apps. It won't brick it if you have apptapp or installer.app installed. It'll just overwrite it to a factory state. Same goes for unlocked.

[kyle @ Sep 27th 2007 2:04PM]

Beautiful! Lets see if I now own a $600 brick.

[Bassnote @ Sep 27th 2007 3:49PM]

surely that's $400? ;-)

[sgonyea @ Sep 27th 2007 2:05PM]

Does it break the broken breaker on my broken iBroke?

[Nando @ Sep 27th 2007 2:29PM]

LOL!!

[ollie120 @ Oct 2nd 2007 1:42PM]

rut-roh

[David @ Sep 27th 2007 2:06PM]

still no copy and paste. still not interested in the thing.

[AdamY @ Sep 27th 2007 2:27PM]

Still talking? Still not interested in your opinion.

~Steve Jobs

[Khris @ Sep 27th 2007 2:52PM]

I'm still not interested in your opinion because I'm too busy figuring out what I'm going to do with thousands of bunk iPod Touch screens!

- Steve Jobs

[Marty @ Sep 27th 2007 2:06PM]

Will it end world hunger and bring peace to the Middle East?

[Kei @ Sep 27th 2007 2:40PM]

last time I checked, Qatar, Emirates, Kuwait, and Bahrain are pretty peacefull. ;)

[Marty @ Sep 27th 2007 4:33PM]

But I'm still hungry.

[squizzi @ Sep 28th 2007 11:42AM]

But theirs transformers in Qatar.. it's not peaceful.

[Nirmal @ Sep 27th 2007 2:07PM]

does it say TV OUT?? Did I miss that feature before?

[Kit Cowan @ Sep 27th 2007 2:07PM]

i can't wait to be able to hear my calls... the volume was so not loud enough for new york streets.

[Michael @ Sep 27th 2007 2:08PM]

Awesome!
I wonder if the volume increase affects the ring tone volume. That's one of my biggest complaints. Hopefully it does.

Does anyone know if you can get podcasts via the wifi music store? I'll find all this out soon enough.

[Michael @ Sep 27th 2007 2:45PM]

No it doesn't appear so. Ring tone volume seems to have stayed the same.

[JohnQPoster @ Sep 27th 2007 2:55PM]

Upgrade and find out :-)

[Michael @ Sep 27th 2007 3:07PM]

No it doesn't, I already upgraded.

[randy @ Sep 28th 2007 2:31AM]

NO PODCASTS. NO WAY TO REMOVE ICON from home screen. WHAT THE HELL IS THIS??? Some sort of JOKE?

[Michael @ Sep 27th 2007 2:08PM]

Also is video out progressive scan or interlaced?

[PS3guy @ Sep 27th 2007 2:09PM]

Where is ichat?

[Joe @ Sep 27th 2007 2:48PM]

iDunno

[james @ Sep 27th 2007 2:10PM]

That's it!? I welcome a few of those changes, but in general all I have to say it "WTH?". There are so many other things that needed to be adjusted or enhanced.

I have a huge list for the google maps app. So much for "exchange push coming soon". Hopefully native app development will now resume and continue to enhance the iPhone.

[highpitch1204 @ Sep 27th 2007 2:18PM]

My sim unlock still works after the update. :)

[Ambrish Tyagi @ Sep 27th 2007 6:36PM]

What software did you use initially to unlock the phone? AnySim?

[LEXX911 @ Sep 27th 2007 3:21PM]

You people really trust highpitch1204? He could be a troll to get you people to install this and screw your unlock iphone.

[Quentin @ Sep 27th 2007 2:11PM]

People who used iFuntastic to jailbreak their iPhones, please keep us in touch if it breaks things. I want to keep MY ringtones and not pay a buck for them.

[Dan @ Sep 27th 2007 3:36PM]

It nuked the iFuntastic changes, but didn't brick.

[frozenrubber @ Sep 27th 2007 2:13PM]

LOUDER VOLUME....PRAISE THE LORD

[Kyrra @ Sep 27th 2007 2:14PM]

Cool. Here's the text typed out:


iPhone Software
Version 1.1.1

WARNING: Apple has discovered that some of the unauthorized unlocking programs available on the Internet may cause irreparable damage to the iPhone's software. IF YOU HAVE MODIFIED YOUR iPHONE'S SOFTWARE, APPLYING THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE MAY RESULT IN YOUR iPHONE BECOMING PERMANENTLY INOPERABLE. Making unauthorized modifications to the software on your iPhone violates the iPhone software license agreement, and the inability to use your iPhone due to unauthorized software modifications is not covered under your iPhone's warranty.

This version of the software includes additional new features, bug fixes and supersedes all previous versions.

New features include:

• iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store
• Louder speakerphone and receiver volume
• Home Button double-click shortcut to phone favorites or music controls
• Space bar double-tap shortcut to intelligently insert period and space
• Mail attachments are viewable in portrait and landscape
• Stocks and cities in Stocks and Weather can be re-ordered
• Apple Bluetooth Headset battery status in the Status Bar
• Support for TV Out
• Preference to turn off EDGE/GPRS when roaming internationally
• New Passcode lock time intervals
• Adjustable alert volume


For feature descriptions and complete instructions, see the users guide for your iPhone at:


For more information about iPhone, go to:


To troubleshoot your iPhone, or to view additional support information go to:


For detailed information on Security Updates, please visit this website:

[yacoub @ Sep 27th 2007 2:14PM]

Good maybe now that the iPhone will (hopefully) be under the same lockdown code as the touch, us touch owners will finally see some dedication and progress in cracking it.

[mcg @ Sep 27th 2007 2:14PM]

What the hell, I'm trying it now. I haven't unlocked my SIM but I have AppTapp installed and a number of applications, including SummerBoard. I'll let you know how it goes.

[Ben Kreeger @ Sep 27th 2007 2:16PM]

Yes, please let me know what happens; I've got AppTapp installed.

[Teh @ Sep 27th 2007 3:40PM]

Please do! I don't want a worthless att contract ...

[mcg @ Sep 27th 2007 2:19PM]

Oops, it's probably best that I reply to my original post. I got the dreaded "unknown error" when attempting to install the software right off the bat. Maybe undoing jailbreak would have averted that problem, but what's done is done. Now I am having to use the iTunes Restore Phone feature. Looks like I'll be losing my apps and my data. No big deal to me, really, but beware. I'll post again when I'm up and running with 1.1.1.